If Lin Bai did not kill Xu Shangjie, who knew how much trouble this rich young master would cause him in the future by relying on the spirit stones in his hands?
During this trial, Xu Shangjie had already offered twenty thousand spirit stones as a bounty for Lin Bai's death.
What about after leaving the trial?
Would Xu Shangjie offer even more spirit stones to place a bounty on Lin Bai? Thirty thousand, forty thousand, a hundred thousand?
As long as Xu Shangjie's payment was sufficient, even a Heaven Martial Realm martial artist would be tempted.
If Xu Shangjie was determined to kill Lin Bai at all costs and directly spent a hundred thousand spirit stones to hire a Heaven Martial Realm martial artist, then Lin Bai would truly be doomed.
That was why Lin Bai wanted to settle his grudge with Xu Shangjie during the trial.
"Were they killed by you?"
Ye Suxin stood atop the head of the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python and demanded coldly.
Lin Bai was startled. This fierce and vicious Swallowing Heaven Demon Python was actually willing to let a woman stand on its head. That was not something a demonic beast should do.
"Yes, but they attacked first and tried to kill me, so I—"
Lin Bai said.
Before Lin Bai could finish, Ye Suxin shook her head slightly and interrupted him. "I don't care why they wanted to kill you, nor do I care why you killed them."
"But you killed martial artists from the Divine Alliance. You must pay the price!"
"Do you know that Bai Huatian, Long Ba, Long Yao, Mo Yi, and Qi Ming were accepted as elite disciples of the Divine Alliance on the very day they arrived at the Spirit Sword Sect?"
"You killed elite martial artists of my Divine Alliance. You must pay the price."
Lin Bai heard this and asked, "May I ask what kind of price?"
"The price of your life!"
"Have you never heard that a life must be paid for with a life?" Ye Suxin said coldly.
"A life for a life? Heh heh, I was saying that when I was three years old. Don't you know that this is a world where the weak are prey to the strong?"
"If every murder required a life in return, even a hundred lives would not be enough for me to repay!"
"It wasn't that I wanted to go on a killing spree. They came to kill me, so I fought back!"
"Don't try to frighten me by bringing up the Divine Alliance. I'm not afraid!"
"Who do you think you are?"
Lin Bai retorted again and again.
Ye Suxin's condescending words, as though an emperor were speaking to an ant, left Lin Bai extremely displeased.
"Me? Hmph, someone like you, an ant, is not worthy of knowing my name." Ye Suxin spoke with arrogant coldness.
"Lin Bai, open your dog eyes and look carefully. The lady standing before you, Ye Suxin, is the fiancée of the Divine Alliance's leader and the Young Sect Master of the Spirit Sword Sect!" Xu Shangjie said to Lin Bai with a smug look.
In Xu Shangjie's eyes, Ye Suxin was already enraged.
As long as Ye Suxin made a move, Lin Bai would undoubtedly die.
Hearing Ye Suxin's identity, Lin Bai was startled. No wonder Bai Huatian, Long Ba, and Long Yao—those New Talent Kings—bowed their heads before a woman. It turned out that behind her stood the untouchable leader of the Divine Alliance, the Young Sect Master of the Spirit Sword Sect.
"Lin Bai, if you know what's good for you, kneel and beg for mercy. I can still ask Miss Ye Suxin to leave you an intact corpse!"
Xu Shangjie said coldly.
"What if I don't?"
Lin Bai gripped the Spirit Severing Sword, raised his head proudly, and met Ye Suxin's gaze atop the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's head.
Their gazes collided in midair, immediately striking sparks.
"Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, kill him!"
Hearing Lin Bai's words, Ye Suxin instantly lost any desire to continue arguing with him.
She stamped her foot on the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python and issued her command.
Roar—
The previously quiet Swallowing Heaven Demon Python grew frenzied at Ye Suxin's command. It bared its fangs, opened its bloody maw, and lunged at Lin Bai, trying to swallow him whole.
Bang—
Lin Bai dodged early, causing the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's attack to crash into the ground and smash out a huge pit.
Its attack missing, the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python immediately raised its head and roared furiously at Lin Bai.
Its tail lashed out heavily and struck Lin Bai's body.
Pfft!
Lin Bai was sent flying hundreds of meters. He rolled across the ground five or six times, spat blood, and staggered to his feet, leaning on his sword with a dispirited expression.
Lin Bai rose and looked up at Ye Suxin.
Ye Suxin looked at him with disdain. "Ant!"
"You keep calling me an ant. Then I'll show you that even this ant can devour an elephant!"
With his sword in hand, Lin Bai charged across the ground.
"Ridiculous. Do you really think killing Bai Huatian and the others makes you invincible?"
"Before the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python at the first level of the True Martial Realm, you're nothing but trash, an ant. If I say you must die, then you must die!"
Seeing Lin Bai charge over, Ye Suxin shouted angrily with a mocking laugh.
Roar—
The Swallowing Heaven Demon Python roared furiously, raised its enormous head, opened its bloody maw, and bit down at Lin Bai once again.
Its sharp teeth gleamed with a chilling light.
If that bite landed, it would surely tear Lin Bai in half!
"Thunder God Sword!"
A sword swept horizontally, and a bolt of sword light struck the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's face.
It smashed a long sword wound into the beast's open bloody maw.
The wound was charred black, with lightning snakes flickering across it.
Immediately afterward, the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python let out a shrill, anguished cry. Its enormous body collapsed to the ground and could not get back up for a long while.
The strike had landed.
Just as Lin Bai was about to press his advantage, the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python suddenly swept its tail sideways, clearing away all the trees, grass, and flowers on the ground before crashing toward Lin Bai with terrifying force.
"I won't fall in the same place twice!"
Lin Bai was prepared. He leaped into the air and evaded the attack.
While airborne, Lin Bai took advantage of the momentum and punched toward the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's head.
Golden light rapidly gathered around Lin Bai's arm, and a force capable of destroying heaven and earth quietly emerged.
"Dragon Emperor's Divine Dragon Arm!"
Facing the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, a demonic beast of the True Martial Realm, Lin Bai had no choice but to unleash his full strength.
The Divine Dragon Arm possessed enough power to shake heaven and earth. One punch could shatter mountains and rivers!
Bang!
Lin Bai's punch struck the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's face, sending flesh and blood flying.
"How is this possible! With your Martial Dao Ninth Level cultivation, how could you possibly be a match for a True Martial Realm demonic beast?" Ye Suxin stared at Lin Bai in disbelief.
Aside from the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's lightning-fast initial assault, Lin Bai had practically suppressed it throughout the rest of the exchange.
"I don't know what secret technique you used to control the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, but I'll tell you this: its life ends here."
"This sword will take its life!"
Lin Bai raised the Spirit Severing Sword and brought it down.
"No! It took me tremendous effort to obtain the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python. I absolutely cannot let you destroy it so easily!"
Ye Suxin slapped her tender palm against her chest and opened her mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood, which the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python absorbed.
After absorbing Ye Suxin's blood, the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python seemed to have rekindled its fighting spirit. It climbed to its feet and sped away into the distance as soon as it turned around.
"Lin Bai, I'll come back for revenge!"
Ye Suxin ordered the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python to flee.
When a True Martial Realm demonic beast wanted to leave, Lin Bai could not stop it. After all, he was only a Martial Dao Ninth Level martial artist.
"Damn it! I was so close!"
Lin Bai slashed his sword in furious frustration, carving a fifty-meter-long sword mark into the ground!
Lin Bai was truly unwilling to accept this.
In this battle against the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, Lin Bai had practically used every trump card he possessed.
He had been just a little short of killing the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, but Ye Suxin had still escaped with it!
After fleeing a hundred miles away.
Xu Shangjie saw that the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's face had been mangled beyond recognition by a single sword strike. The entire left half of its face had been beaten away by Lin Bai, leaving it hollowed out.
The sight sent a chill through Xu Shangjie's entire body.
Ye Suxin stroked the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's head in heartache.
"Lin Bai, you killed the martial artists of my Divine Alliance and injured my spirit beast. If I don't avenge this grudge, then I, Ye Suxin, swear I am no human!"
"Of this trial, only one of us can leave alive!"
Ye Suxin said furiously.
Xu Shangjie asked, "Miss Ye Suxin, what do we do now?"
"Don't worry. There are four True Martial Realm demonic beasts in Qingyou Mountain. Apart from the one you killed and the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, there are two more."
"I'll take the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python to subdue those two demonic beasts. Once I control three True Martial Realm demonic beasts, even if Lin Bai is a god descended from heaven, he will still fall dead on the spot!"
Ye Suxin clenched her fists and spoke with supreme confidence.
"Good."
Xu Shangjie clenched his fists as well and cheered himself on inwardly. Lin Bai is definitely doomed this time, right? Once Ye Suxin returns with three True Martial Realm demonic beasts, her kingly return will be unstoppable!